On the distribution of the inter-record times in an increasing population
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Applied Probability
- Vol. 12 (1) , 148-154
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3212417
Abstract
It is shown in this note that if the population increases geometrically, then the asymptotic distribution for the inter-record times is also geometric. The records in Olympic games are used as an example. Also, it is noted that the rapid breaking of Olympic records is not due mainly to the increase in population.Keywords
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